We Love Your Comments Giveaway: Winner & new Start

This winner of our We Love Your Comments Giveaway for September is……

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May

who wrote on our post “Explore This! Castles of Wales and England“:

Oh my.

Now I just want to jump on the next plane and go visit those places. Totally my dream to visit those castles and places…

Congrats hon! I will Email you know. =)

We will now start counting for October. Here again the rules:

We thought long and hard about how we should show you, the readers of Book Lovers Inc how much we appreciate your input and interaction. We are happy and grateful for every comment cuz we know how it is to be a “blog-hopper”. We enjoy reading your thoughts and we love to start a good discussion with you. This blog is all about spreading the love for books and without you that mission …

Jennifer Rardin Tribute and Giveaway

Last week the wonderful author Jennifer Rardin passed away. We, here at Book Lovers Inc, were devastated and still can’t believe it. Jennifer was a wonderful funny and witty author and an even better person.

She was one of nicest authors I ever contacted and she welcomed me with so much warmth.

Her Jaz Parks series is one of the funniest urban fantasy series out there and know one should miss to get to know this wonderful unique heroine. Believe me you will laugh so much and don’t be able to stop. 

Here a bit more info about her books:

Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Jaz Parks #1

I’m Jaz Parks. My boss is Vayl, born in Romania in 1744. Died there too, at the hand of his vampire wife, Liliana. But that’s ancient history. …

Interview: Author Madeline Hunter + Giveaway

It’s with pleasure that we welcome Madeline Hunter, today on Book Lovers Inc. Madeline is the author of The Rarest Blooms series, the 3rd book in the series Sinful in Satin will be released on September 28th. Please give Madeline a warm welcome!! 

The HEA Lover: Madeline can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Madeline: I am an author of historical romances, and my first book was published ten years ago. I first set my stories in the middle ages, but have used the early 19th century for the last six years. I am also a mom, a wife, a cat owner, and a college professor of Art History.

The HEA Lover: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?

Madeline: I used to be a pure pantser. The day came when I had to do some planning, …

Guestpost Author J.K. Beck + Giveaway

We are very happy to have author J.K. Beck (aka Julie Kenner) here today. Her new novel When Blood Calls came at the end of August and next week is the official release of book 2, When Pleasure Rules. Today she is here to tell us about the line between Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy. Be sure to check out the end of the post for your chance to win When Pleasure Rules. Please give JK a warm welcome. THE SWINGING DOOR BETWEEN PARANORMAL ROMANCE & URBAN FANTASY

I had a booksigning for WHEN BLOOD CALLS a week ago, and afterwards, my husband reported that he overheard a woman wandering the aisles complaining to her husband: “Vampires! All these books about vampires! When are they going to stop?”

Guestpost Author Inez Kelley + Giveaway

We are really happy to have Inez Kelley here today. Her last novel, Coming Clean totally blew me away (you can read my rant here)  and as it seems I’m not alone. She got a womderful 4,5 stars review from RT Book Reviews for it. She is here today to talk about how she used her knowledge about men and their love for sports in Coming Clean. Stay tuned till the end of the post because you get a little snippet of the book and the chance to win your own copy. Pleas give Inez a warm welcome.

Batter up!

Baseball is the All-American pastime. What used to be only for those of the male gender has given way to All-Girl leagues and moppets with pigtails on the summer ball field. Still, it is mostly a man’s sport, with …

Interview: Author Zoe Archer + Giveaway

Today, we’re happy to welcome Zoe Archer, author of the Blades of the Rose series on Book Lovers Inc. The first book in the series, the very sexy Warrior was released earlier this week. If you want a little adventure in your romance, then this series is for you! Let’s give a warm welcome to Zoe here! 

The HEA Lover: Zoe can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Zoe: Ever since I learned how to read, I wanted to write. I went through different permutations as I got older, including wanting to become an illustrator a costume designer, and an academic, but writing always had my heart. In fact, I started a PhD program in 18th century literature, but left with an MA in order to get an MFA in Fiction. A friend of mine in …

Interview with Susanna Ives + Giveaway

Today I am very happy to welcome Susanna Ives on Book Lovers Inc. Susanna’s debut novel Rakes & Radishes will be released on September 13th. I had the pleasure to read and review an ARC of this book and it was a 5 stars read for me. Let us give a warm welcome to Susanna! 

Susanna: Thank you so much for having me on your blog. It’s an impressive site and the features are fabulous. I know you are very proud of Book Lovers, Inc.

The HEA Lover: Susanna can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Susanna: I was born in Atlanta, but raised in the rural south in “the states.” When I attended college, I returned to Atlanta and have been here ever since. For a several years I drifted about in corporate jobs doing Multimedia and web development. …

Interview Author Jory Strong + Giveaway

We are really happy to have Author Jory Strong here today. Her new Ghostland Novel Healer’s Choice is released today (Woot! Congrats!) and she is here to talk about her books and to celebrate her new releases.  Be sure to stay tuned till the end of the post. Jory has a surprise for one lucky commenter in her bag. Please give her a warm welcome.

Book Lovers Inc: Jory can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Jory Strong: I live in Northern California and am a full time author. My passion, besides writing, is riding horses. I’m lucky enough to live out in the country, where my horses are just a short walk away, and where all I have to do is put a saddle on one of them and I can trail ride for hours. I’ve been …

Guestpost Author Sherry Ficklin + Giveaway

We are very happy to have author Sherry Ficklin here today. Foresight, book 1 in her Gods of Fate Triology was released in July and she is here today to talk about “Characters we love to hate“. Be sure to stay tuned till the end and discover your chance to win a wonderful prize-pack offered by Sherry. Please give her a warm welcome.

As writers we tend to spend our time focusing on our main character, or hero/heroine. They are what the story is about, they are often the ones telling it or at least in some way, we are seeing the world through their eyes. So we labor over every minute character detail. Our MC is brave, honest, smart, but also scared, clumsy, or challenged. We know them better than we know ourselves. We know their …

Interview Author Dakota Banks + Giveaway

We are really happy to have Author Dakota Banks here today. She is the author of the Mortal Path Series and book 2, Sacrifice was releases today. Woot! Congrats Dakota!!!! So today she is here to celebrate her new release. Be sure to stay tuned till the end or you will miss you chance to win a signed book. Please give Dakota a warm welcome.

BLI: Dakota, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Dakota Banks: First, I want to thank Book Lovers Inc for inviting me here today!

I knew I wanted to be a writer from an early age. I was one of those kids who always carried around two or three books, and my dad had to sign a release at the library so I could get an adult library card when I was eight years …